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Using xyz TLD domain as a primary email address

3 points| comatory | 4 years ago

Is this considered OK. I want to use email address such as `me@mylastname.xyz`

I already purchased the domain. I'm only asking if I can run into some issues where my email would be considered spam since I've read somewhere that bunch of spam emails come from .xyz TLD domains.

The reason why I'm getting .xyz and not .com is because someone with same last name already has .com but I still want to use something recognizable.

7 comments

jinseokim|4 years ago

Avoid it. Apache's SpameAssassin flags several TLDs including .xyz as 'suspicious' nTLD[1].

[1]: https://github.com/apache/spamassassin/blob/trunk/rulesrc/sa...

taylorfinley|4 years ago

All of these are available and inexpensive: [redacted].dev, [redacted].contact, [redacted].fyi, [redacted].id, [redacted].info, [redacted].me, [redacted].name, [redacted].site, [redacted].pro, [redacted].ninja, [redacted].work, [redacted].works, [redacted].org

comatory|4 years ago

Yeah but I wonder if all of these others would get flagged as well.

swamp_gas|4 years ago

As long as you don't defame Oprah Winfrey, Daniel Negari, or Justin Bieber

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13446235